Practice Theory (Bourdieu)

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Bourdieu's practice theory explains patterned action through the relationship among habitus, forms of capital, and fields of struggle.

1. Origins & Intellectual History

Bourdieu's cited book is the L1 bibliographic source for this formulation; the page uses its concepts as an editorial guide rather than as a claim that every practice is determined by class position.

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